Deep Silver have released a new patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky, bringing this radioactive shooter to version 1.5.10.

The good news is that saved games from versions 1.5.04 - 1.5.09 will work with version 1.5.10

Grab the patch for the retail version from GP Downloads (71MB) Changelog is as follows;

Deep Silver today announced that due a problem in manufacturing, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky will hit retail stores in North America on September 15, 2008. The digital download release date has not yet been determined, and the New Zealand release date is expected to be around the 26th September.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is a survival FPS game for PC based on a 'what-if' scenario of the second Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident. The game is created as a warning to mankind against playing with technology. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the official prequel to the renowned S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game by the Ukraine-based GSC Game World studio.

GSC Game World and Deep Silver have today announced the official website for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, the long-awaited prelude to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.

The URL is http://stalker.deepsilver.com

You can also see the recently released interview trailers here. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is due to be available in New Zealand around the 4th of September exclusively for the PC.

Three new trailers for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky have been released, showcasing this game under development by GSC Game World.

The story of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky brings the players one year prior to the events of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game in 2011.

A group of stalkers has for the first time reached the very heart of the Zone – the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, and have bought about a cataclysm on the brink of a catastrophe. An immense blow-out of anomalous energy changes the Zone. There are no more reliable and or even relatively safe roads.